Bye...'bye': Mott Community College athletic director, Tom Healey, loses coin flip; Bears to play on Wednesday in opening round of regionals

It didn't much matter to Mott head coach Steve Schmidt if his team was scheduled to play on Wednesday or awarded a bye. In fact, truth be told, he would always rather play.

That being said, playing on Wednesday meant losing -- even if it was only a simple coin flip.

"I'm not upset that we didn't get the bye, but I just hate losing anything," joked Schmidt, whose team shared the MCCAA eastern conference championship with Oakland Community College.

After Mott athletic director Tom Healey lost the coin flip on Friday to Oakland's AD, the Bears were awarded the no. 2 seed in the regional tournament and will face off against Macomb Community College at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Ballenger Fieldhouse in Flint.

Mott defeated Macomb twice this season -- by five points in January and 20 in February.

Mott and Oakland are ranked 8th and 9th, respectively, in the latest national poll.